A short blog - it touches sensitive areas (sex, pregnancy, abortion, contraception...), so we've tried to strike a balance - hopefully there's enough here to spark a debate without upsetting people for whom these are difficult issues - if you do want to read more, there's a link at the end, but be warned, it is deliberately provocative!
Anyway, to kick us off, here's some statistics... because I know how much everyone loves statistics.
There's a one in thirty chance that unprotected sex will result, eighteen years later, in another independent adult (possibly having unprotected sex, but that's another blog entirely)
So, at the start of this journey, celibacy or contraception reduce the prospect of an independent adult from one in thirty to zero.
Moving on in the journey to adulthood, 69% of all confirmed pregnancies (US statistics) end up as 18 year olds. That's roughly seven in every ten pregnancies that result in an independent adult. In other words, an intervention at any point after pregnancy is confirmed reduces the chances of an independent adult from seven in ten to zero.
What are the moral implications on contraception, abortion, embryo research?
Discuss.
(If you want more fuel to this fire, click here.)
interesting blog but was expecting a different story with the title being Life and death!!!So slightly disappointed hoping for some 'warrior'& 'Victory' blog there!! Sure though it will be speaking to others out there as it's definitely a sensitive subject these days.
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